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Hi guys! For today's special edition of Lab Trainer Revealed interviews – we're focusing on different member of our cherished Lab Family – Khun Ray.
In keeping our Lab studio spotless, she's a definite pro, but you'll also be surprised to hear about her tremendous other talents, polished over two years at the Lab Studio Sukhumvit.
We certainly believe she's one of the strongest support staff you'll ever hear about, and she definitely gives even our most dedicated Lab Rats a run for their money!
Read on for more about Ray's inspiring story of self motivation and continual pursuit for a healthier body and mind.
Hi P'Ray! Please introduce yourself to your readers:
Hi, my name is Siwara or you can call me Ray, I'm the maid at the LAB. I like to workout and challenge myself. I always look at what the trainers here train the clients and try to practice that myself.
I like working out because it makes me stronger. I'm 43 years old now, so I want to keep myself healthy and working out helps cure sickness and muscle soreness quicker.
Have you been doing any kind of training or workout before you joined the LAB?
Never. I never had any time to exercise but because I started working here I was inspired to start taking care of myself and wanted to exercise.
How did you learn each workout move and routine?
By looking at the trainers and following them. Once the trainers noticed me trying out the moves, they came along and helped fix my posture.
Do you feel any changes after you started to exercise regularly?
Yes, I feel stronger and my body started to change as it got more toned and firm. My weight stays around 63kg but my clothes started to loose and I feel better about my body.
If you can give some advice to our readers about exercising, what would it be?
If you want to workout or exercise, just do it. Age is definitely not an issue. You don't have to be young to start exercise.
What is your favorite workout routine?
I like handstands and squat. I do 50 kg squat – 5 Reps every morning, every other day.
Check out this cool video of Ray doing her very favorite movement:
What made you decide to start working-out?
It started from headstands. I saw one trainer teaching their client how to do the headstand and it looked very challenging and I just wanted to try it and I managed it! So that just gave me the courage to try other workout movements and routines.
What are some of the biggest difficulties you face in pursuing fitness?
Managing time is the most difficult part. I need to arrive the studio at 5am to be able to have time to do my training before I start my work around the studio. If I come later than 5am, it means no exercise on that day.
Who is your favorite trainer or client?
Trainer Pan is my favorite because she was the one teaching her client to do a headstand on that day, and that clicked in me and made me want to try my first handstand.
We love seeing your Facebook page! Tell us more a bit more about the feedback you get when you post vdo's of yourself headstanding or lifting heavy?
I get a lot of supportive comments from the trainers here and also some people say that I inspire them to work harder on their own training.
How do you feel being part of The Lab?
I love what I do and working here makes me feel that I'm capable of doing many things. Everyone here treats me like family. It makes me want to come to work, even waking up early to do both my exercise and work. So with that, it makes me want to take all challenges that come my way at work, including putting extra effort to do things within and even beyond my responsibilities.
I've been working with LAB for 2 years and started to train 4 months after I joined. Before that, I used to work for PCS cleaning company for 11 years. I decided to join The Lab because I was bored with my old job and my friend used to work here so she asked me to come join here instead.
Is there any trainer or Youtube channel that you regularly follow?
I normally look at all the trainers here and are inspired by them. For example, Andrew always teaches his clients how to do proper squats so I keep looking at him, learning the movement and then adjust that to myself when I do my own squats.
How long did it take for you to be able to do the handstand?
It took me 2 days to master but now I can stay up for around 1 minute since I have been practicing the headstand for quite sometime. I did manage to do it on my first try though.
Is there any other movement or fitness goals that you look forward to?
I want to do the knee-tucked headstand. That's my current challenge and what I'm working on right now.
We'd say that's quite an incredible goal from a very inspirational lady. Hope you all enjoyed meeting a different member of our Lab Family this week. Tune in next time, where we'll return to talking with more of our beloved lab trainers.
— The Lab Team

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16 November 2016
- Co-op Insurance believes that educating the younger generation is a key tool in helping to reduce road deaths in years to come
- Insurer to roll out safer driving classes to pupils in five Co-op Academies
- Sessions have been devised to demonstrate the impacts on the life of somebody who may make a wrong driving decision, rather than using scare tactics
- Co-op Insurance pledges to educate thousands of young people about safe driving and help keep communities safe alongside Brake, the road safety charity
In a move designed to reduce young road deaths, Co-op Insurance is driving home the importance of safe driving to thousands of secondary school students.
Nearly 25,000 people were killed or seriously injured on UK roads in the 12 months to March this year* and according to Brake, the road safety charity, young drivers are far more likely to be involved in an incident than their older counterparts**.
That is why the insurer is working with five schools within the Co-op Academies Trust to help educate and encourage pupils to make the right choices when they begin to drive.
Driver safety is a key championing issue for the Co-op Insurance and, in partnership with Brake, secondary school students across the Co-op Academies Trust will benefit from interactive sessions which have safe driving at their heart.
Co-op Insurance believes that the 11-16 age group is a really important one to target and, if engaged correctly, can really lead to improving safety amongst younger drivers
According to Brake drivers aged 17-19 only make up 1.5% of UK licence holders but are involved in 9% of fatal and serious crashes where they are the driver.
The initial session has just taken place with over 100 year 11 pupils at the Co-op Academy of Stoke taking part in an hour long interactive lesson. The lesson highlighted the issues associated with road safety, however rather than using scare tactics such as images from road crashes it has been devised to demonstrate the impacts on the life of somebody who may make a wrong driving decision.
To further engage students, the lesson has also been devised to be interactive in order tocapture their attention. Simple activities were used in Stoke such as using catching games with students wearing glasses to demonstrate the effect of alcohol, 'beer goggles', which really showed the impact of alcohol on normal reactions.
The sessions, whilst being off the national curriculum, are also being used to enhance on-curriculum learning. In Stoke, students were set a mock GCSE English question on persuasive writing based on the contents of the session with teachers finding that the session really sparked debate and engaged students.
Co-op Insurance will now roll out the lessons in the four other secondary academies which form the Co-op Academies Trust. Students in year 7 to 11 in the academies in Leeds and Manchester -Blackley, Higher Blackley and, in mid-2017, Failsworth will all soon benefit from these interactive sessions.
James Hillon, Director of Products at Co-op Insurance said: "Drivers under 19 are a third more likely to die in a crash than drivers aged 40-49 so it is clear something needs to be done.
"We are in a unique position as an insurer as we have a direct link to thousands of secondary school pupils across the Co-op Academy network.
"We truly believe that 11-16 year olds hold the key to making the UK's roads safer in years to come and that is imperative that we educate this group, alongside Brake, not only on their own safety but the longer term impacts a bad driving decision at a young age can have on the rest of their lives.
"We've worked closely with the schools to ensure that this is an experience which has a positive effect on the student's learning. We've already had a great response from the students in Stoke on the sessions and are now rolling out across the academies."
Mike Bristow, campaign manager at Brake and who ran the session at the Stoke Academy, said: "It's important that young people understand the dangers associated with driving. Road safety currently isn't mandatory on the curriculum and we know all too well with our work in schools how difficult it can be for educators to include lessons in an already packed academic schedule. Initiatives like the one Co-op Insurance are running in their academies, are crucial if we are to inspire young people to be safer drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. We are proud to be supporting the Co-op's road safety programme in their academies."
Nick Lowry, Principal at the Co-op Academy of Stoke, said: "It was an important lesson for our students and they found it very engaging. It's a fantastic opportunity for the academies to have the Co-op and Brake speaking to students about important issues. Students took the passion that was brought by the speakers and used it in their GCSE English work."
Notes to editors
* https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/533293/rrcgb-main-results-2015.pdf (PDF - 650KB)
** http://www.brake.org.uk/events/15-facts-a-resources/facts/488-young-drivers-the-hard-facts
For more information contact:
Jenna Moss
Press & Media Relations Manager - Co-op
0161 767 4354/07540 641368
Sarah Dawson
Press Officer - Co-op


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Tagged: Stat Theory
The James Loney Call Up
TheDodgers called up James Loney from Triple-A Las Vegas and designated Brady Clark
for assignment. Loney is a solid prospect but didn't get the call based on
merit having posted a .279/.345/.382 performance in the Pacific Coast League
with one home run and 48/25 K:BB ratio in 56 games.
I'm unsure what's going on in Los Angeles as
playing time has become a commodity with Matt Kemp having been recently
recalled to go with prospect Tony Abreu, Andy LaRoche having been demoted. Abreu
–- a second base prospect — is the starter at the hot corner at present over Wilson
Betemit, Kemp fights for time with Andre Ethier, possibly moving to centerfield
as the Dodgers have become disenchanted with Juan Pierre's inability to get on
base or play the position to the
standard of a centerfielder earning $44 million through a five-year stretch. Loney
could play the outfield in a pinch but is best suited to first base, where
veteran Nomar Garciaparra can be found struggling with offensive woes, one home
run and a .273 batting average in 231 at-bats.
Nomar and
Vlad Guerrero are the anti-Christs to the plate discipline disciples. In the past
10 years both have used their unique abilities — profound eye-hand coordination
in combination with superlative reflexes – to ignore the notion of taking
pitches; hitting for both average and power without the need for a strike to be
thrown. But has Nomar's time come and gone? I've long suspected age-slide
issues would be quick and severe for these two, Nomar more than Vlad for a host of
reasons. There's a case to be made Nomar, at age 33, has begun to deteriorate.
I'll help
disclaim this incidental statistical analysis by pointing out I'm comparing two
months of data against three years, at times 10. Small sample size disclosed, here are the
mentioned Nomar annually displays a hit-first approach, and is normally on the
bottom of the pitchers per plate appearance stat, one that can be used to point
to an age-slide; as a player's reaction slow or his eye becomes less than, he'll
have a tendency to take more pitches and this increase, in combination to a contact
rate reduction, and possibly a swing in his usual GB/FB rate, is an indication his
best is behind him. Ignoring his small sample rookie call up, his 3.49 pitches
per plate appearance is higher than any of his prior years, well above his
career average of 3.19. He's a notorious first-ball hitter, his average this
year is .405 on 0-0 counts –- career .336 –- yet he's made contact just 16.02 percent of the time, again well
below the 22.75 percent he posted the three years subsequent. These in
combination with a groundball-skewed rate of 1.46, the highest of a career that
has averaged a highly neutral 1.01 suggest his career is in quick-slide.
the Dodgers are hoping to trade him the Loney call up seems to indicate
something is afoot.
Often we at this end of the business discuss positions like they're given, trying to second-guess and come up with the preferable lineup. I was recently struck by how little most of us on the outside know on the topic. I spend a great deal of time studying development issues, the why and how shortstop Gary Sheffield wound up in right field. Sometimes it's organizational need; other times it's growth and development. Yet despite the countless hours spent in research and the decades watching the game I miss.
In a recent Reds dissection I pontificated on Adam Dunn and his lacking as a left fielder, making the leap to Dunn as the first sacker and Triple-A Chris Denorfia coming up and playing the outfield. But a very knowledgeable person that knows the team well has just taken me to task. He makes the point that Dunn cannot adequately play the position. We tend to oversimplify the offense-only player by assuming he plays first when no other position is available for his deficiencies. But is this correct?
And the answer is no. Miscues and deficiencies are more visible in the outfield but are actually more lethal at first base. After all, which position is more involved in the defense? I find it curious that we as a group make this one common assumption when it goes against the grain of our Little League experience. Think about that – was the last kid picked on the schoolyard put at first or sent to left field, the wasteland pre-teen ball? It's true the first base position requires less speed making the spot ideally suited to the big man; particularly those very tall like Dunn at 6-foot-6. But that doesn't automatically make him capable of positioning, reacting or bless him with the footwork necessary to excel as a major leaguer at the position. In fact, he's right handed and southpaws tend to move to their right better, throw to the second base double play with greater ease and make a longer target to the right, one of the few positions that skews to the glove on the right hand. In this case I made an erroneous assumption — at least according to one expert whom I believe – one that is common place but not any more forgivable.
Will Carroll produced an exercise on The Juice where he took a list of Gold Glove players, one at each position, and asked they each be reassigned to a different position to form the optimal defensive alignment. A majority of those that responded chose Greg Maddux to be reassigned to second base. I found this astonishing given it's my contention that the second sack is the one position that is unique in the type of athlete that excels defensively and it has the lowest mortality age with only a couple over the age of 35 currently playing the position regularly. I used to play the position pre-teen as a southpaw, at a time when the double play was an anomaly, forced to move to centerfield later (a short, light-hitting centerfielder that had a predictably short tenure retiring to the gridiron as a running back in high school). Now 40ish, I couldn't make a pivot without tearing up an abdominal muscle yet many believe the position requires a glove as a post ala Maddux.
As a fact it's a position that has the shortest player averaging less than 5-11. Of the major league sample only three were over six foot, Mark Grudzelanek, Jeff Kent and Chase Utley, all 6-1 and known for their offense and considered limited defensively. In development there are few moves to second base from any other position except shortstop and the general rule of thumb for a failed defensive second sacker is a shift to the outfield, often to centerfield.
In prospecting it's the most difficult position to project, with many of the top shortstops moving to second base by the time they reach the majors. It has been terribly predicted for decades with the highest failure rate, mainly due I believe to the notion it skews to the smaller man defensively, and prospecting is 75 percent offense oriented. In fact, I've taken to ignoring the low minor second baseman — who routinely fail at the higher levels –- for my prospect list, instead looking at indicators from Double-A and above expecting the rare top prospect that is too good to pass on ala Rickie Weeks and Josh Barfield.
All in all the most under analyzed, under predicted and underappreciated position in baseball.
Dan Quon
Minor Musings April 25
Radhames Liz P Orioles – He's the talk of the high Single-A Carolina League right now posting a 33/5 strikeout-to-walk ratio in just three starts and 15 innings, allowing a trio of runs on seven hits.
Many are touting him as the next uber pitching prospect ala Felix Hernandez with "electric stuff." He does have a live arm throwing in the mid-90s with great life but honestly the assessment is a bit over the top. The fastball is not in question breezing through stints in the New York Penn and South Atlantic Leagues in 2005 with a 137 strikeouts and 42 walks in 94 and a third innings. I hate being the voice of dissention but he was 21 years old through that trial, now 22. He has a reported plus curve but is a bit behind in his development as an overage signing from the Dominican Republic. He isn't struggling as a mature player and you'd have to think this year's eye-popping totals is an indication he's having success developing his secondary pitches, but we'll see how he handles the high minors before making any wild prognostications. A Daniel Cabrera comparison might be more apt as Hernandez is already in the majors and two years younger.
A pitching prospect can post great numbers in A-ball with a two-pitch repertoire but it usually causes a bump at Double-A or Triple-A. Liz needs a changeup and reports are he has a slider in the works as well. If these don't come to fruition he'll gain the future closer tag. I always take issue with "electric stuff," in reference to one pitch. Matt Anderson, former Tigers No. 1 and dismal flop, always comes to mind when I hear it in the one-pitch context.
I believe the future is bright for Mr. Liz and I'm anxiously anticipating his promotion to Double-A so I can get a look, at the very least on MiLB's television coverage (The Carolina League is just a bit out of my Pacific Northwest zone). But I've seen many of these types flame out at the higher levels or get injured. Of note is a scouting report that says it's in a fluid motion, a good indicator the latter is less of a factor. I'm hoping he's all that but I'll need convincing at a level of his peers.
Cole Hamels (Phillies) gets promoted to Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barrie. I wrote on him last week in this blog and the level jump shouldn't come as a surprise. I mentioned injuries have hurt his development but it may not matter that much. His short time at Double-A last year (three starts) was good, but don't be surprised if he struggles a bit initially. The International League is full of older hitters, and many have been major league bench players. It's a big leap from dominating the Florida State League.
Angel Guzman (Cubs) gets promoted to the majors and may start on Wednesday. I like him more than most feeling he'll be a solid major league pitcher. He shouldn't suffer with the same nibblitis that plagued Jerome Williams, who lost his trademark confidence and has faltered since. The best thing for him would be the same success he had in the Pacific Coast League as a 21-year-old.
With Kerry Wood on the mend I'm not certain how long Guzman's stay will be. A successful start on Wednesday could go along way in determining the length. Long term I think he fits into the back of the Cubs rotation for a couple of years, and has the makings of a good major league pitcher, if not an excellent one.
Howie Kendrick (Angels) gets promoted to the majors after lighting up the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in April with a .386/.403/.586 performance , 13 RBI in 16 games.
He is the best second base prospect without question, but I'm not sure of his role with Adam Kennedy hitting well at present. I think he's ready for the majors but don't see him being anything more than a platoon player with the current Angels' roster. It seems the Macier Izturis hamstring injury might be a long one, and I don't think it's in anyone's best interest to have the 22-year-old Kendrick sitting and not getting regular at-bats somewhere.
Minor Annoyance
I continue to harp on Internet baseball analysis in the area of statistical evaluations. Today's rant is again on plate discipline and the strikeout-to-walk ratio. The K/BB ratio is directly related to the issue of plate discipline but is one measure and not the most important one; a result of, not the actual means of measurement. The true measure of plate discipline is in the pitches per plate appearance. The notion of plate discipline is not simply to take a lot of pitches looking for a walk, but rather to take pitches waiting for the pitch to hit. The old school truism –- waiting on a pitch you can drive — reveals itself in new age stat analysis. The more pitches taken increases the likelihood of a mistake pitch coming your way. Statistics 101 — the probability calculations.
A low walk rate combined with a high strikeout rate and a high volume of pitches taken does not infer a lack of discipline. It can mean a host of things including just being an example of who is hitting around you. More often than not it's a symptom of aggression in power hitters, a stereotypical example of young sluggers with strong plate discipline skills. The walk totals rise for these types with more experience. Also of note is the aging power hitter who has begun to lose reaction time. He starts to take more pitches, knowing what he can get to and what he can't, but generally this leads to a greater number of walks and strikeouts. It's a decent stat for determining when a player has begun the inevitable age-slide.
There should be a basic stat-skill test for writers posing as analysts. Stop condemning players and making dispersions based on things you know nothing of. Not only would it help address the accountability/responsibility issue, but also my heart rate would remain stable and my quickly escaping hairline might last another season.
Dan Quon
Scouting Methodology – Eye At The Plate
One of the things I dislike about the fantasy industry – one of my many pet peeves — is the pretend sabermatrician, those that have read just enough Bill James to make them dangerous. They insist on looking at the strikeout rate and the strikeout-to-walk ratio (K/BB rate) for hitters and lumping all players that strikeout a great deal in one category, making a sweeping generalization that falls more than a stone throw away from accuracy. This season I've again been forced to endure the "eye at the plate," comments for different players' slow starts, most notably Jeff Francoeur. Jose Guillen and Aramis Ramirez were labelled same in the later part of last decade, a few of the many examples that erroneously use of the term over the years.
"Eye at the plate," is actually a reference to the ability to find the release point and recognize the pitch within the split-second time frame required for a major league hitter. If you see a guy taking a big cut at a slider far outside, then watch as a big curve fall into the middle of the plate, you may have a pitch recognition issue. However, if you witness a player swinging at his toes for pitches low and inside, and taking rips at the sky for the eye-level fastball, you probably have something called plate discipline, particularly if they're fouling off the out- of-zone pitches. This is a completely different problem. Jose Guillen sees and identifies the pitch, he simply chooses to swing at it, following Raul Mondesi and a host of Latin players led by Vlad Guerrero in the well-known colloquialism, you don't walk off the Island. For the record – there is less truth to the collaquialism in the majors than in the minors, and it's not a fair representation of every Latin player by any means. But it does represent the many who initially come to pro ball without a lot of coaching and organized structure, and Latin players are over-represented in that sample group. It isn't racist or a stretch to consider the different social settings which comprise the now International group of professional ball players, and the largest population of those are in the minors and under the age of 26.
I abhor those that make references to the eye at the plate issue for players like Francoeur, who I've written on often for his raw skills and associated problems, but have never questioned his talent in this area. This term is more indicting for my academic studies reveal it's not really teachable. The trait, necessary for major league success, is evident in the K/BB rates but it takes physical scouting to make the determination. If a player can't recognize a pitch fast enough, there isn't much that can be done. Experience and repetition can hone the natural ability, but not teach it.
But plate discipline can be taught, and those that suffer with the problem and yet reach the high minors with success, often have a well-tuned eye. Guerrero is the prime example, a player that likely recognizes a pitch as quickly as Tony Gwynn as it takes that spit-second advantage to get his bat on the ball outside the zone, something he's accomplished with eerie consistency throughout his career. And it only takes a modicum of discipline for these types to eventually succeed. Use Jose Guillen's career path as the model for this theory.
Most of you now know who Chris Shelton is but I've been following his career for some time. A 33rd round draft pick who destroys the low minors should get the attention of anyone who professes to have knowledge or interest in prospecting. When he was exposed in the Rule 5 draft I wrote it was a horrible move for the Bucs, and you should also note that two of the Latin players mentioned, Guillen and Ramirez, were also Pirates prospects. I'll let you draw your own inferences on the organization, as there are three phases to this element of the business, scouting, development and management. The Pirates obviously did one of them well through this time period.
Now that you've all seen Shelton, can anyone aptly compare his athleticism to the likes of Barry Bonds? Shelton is a combination of discipline and eye, and looking at the two physical specimens I'd guess a comparison at the same age would have the young Tiger picking up the pitch a fraction quicker than Bonds but reacting to it slightly slower. If you look at both of them as 25-year-old's could anyone not believe Barry would have better reaction time? The eye issue is the great equalizer, the reason a rotund aging player like Gwynn could lead the league in batting average a few years back, hitting over a younger physical specimen like Gabe Kapler by a 100-plus points.
I never question the eye without a full analysis for it's not something to treat lightly. I've made it for Xavier Nady, whose career has always better early in the season before the pitchers get their breaking stuff working at 100 percent and before advance scouting starts to pay dividends. He returns to the minors — fastball leagues – and destroys them, only to come back again and eventually struggle. If you take a hard look at the numbers in this analysis, you'll see he's very close but routinely fails this one issue despite the physical tools and power potential that should have him a top player. As mentioned here, I see the same issue in Brad Eldred and don't think he'll ever reach the heights many of you envision.
There's thousands of words on this topic as to why and whom, the issue of genetics, but for another time. Does anyone hold a superior theory?
Dan Quon
High Minor Pitchers
It's been a rough couple of days on major league pitching
prompting me to write a fantasy article on bad projections based on age versus
control. Here I'd like to extend the conversation to the minors by reviewing a
couple of teammates at Triple-A.
Triple-A Buffalo – Jeremy Sowers versus Fausto Carmona
Both of these lines are decent, the antitheses of what we were
witness to in the majors the past couple of days. Carmona posted a 2.17-to-1
strike-to-ball ratio against Sowers' 2-to-1, both numbers are acceptable, very
good against Matt Cain's 1.35 major league performance Friday night. Carmona is expecting a call up next week. But why do I, a
prospect guy that likes stuff and K-rate more than any other, prefer Sowers to
Carmona for the long haul?
Carmona has better stuff/velocity and sound control, but has
given up more hits than innings pitched in his four-year minor league career
and his strikeout-per inning ratio has declined at each level sitting at 5.31
last year at Buffalo. Note the ground ball to fly ball ratio. Sowers' 10-2 line
might be an aberration but Carmona has been a guy who gives up his share of fly
balls. That in combination with the hits yielded as a minor leaguer despite the
glowing scouting reports, and the stadium, league, and competition within the
AL Central doesn't bode well for his success. CBS Sportsline made a recent
comparison to Ervin Santana suggesting he'll have the same impact, but frankly,
I don't know how they justify it. They're both from the Dominican Republic and
have interesting names? If I were to draw a statistical comparison it would be
to Carlos Siva, 2-3 years away from the current Twins' stats. But nobody wants to here that!
I prefer Sowers for the long haul as a guy who doesn't have
the same stuff, but has out-performed Carmona through his minor league career.
He shouldn't be the next in line as he had but one Triple-A start prior to
Friday, and needs at least a half-season of the higher competition. And despite
the hype of a sixth overall college pick in 2004, he's not an ace in the
making. History lesson of note – In 1983 the first overall pick was collegian
Tim Belcher, a decent number two/three at his peak who had a long and solid
journeyman career. Another 18 picks and 10 pitchers later we come to the Red
Sox's pick and the arguably the greatest pitcher of all time, one Roger
Sowers looks like a left-handed number two at his peak. I'm
not going to make a comparison to David Wells as same pitcher type or athlete,
but that's his basic projected career profile statistically. He relies on
smarts over pure stuff and is a safer bet than Carmona. The real ace in the
making is Adam Miller who made a splash in his Double-A debut pitching six
shutout innings on three hits and walk while striking out seven.
I think many have Carmona profiled on stuff believing he will be one of the guys that out does his minor league stats in the majors. I believe that title will eventually go to Cubs' Angel Guzman and don't see Carmona in the same league eventually. But he does throw strikes, something lacking at the back of the major league staffs thus far in 2006.
Dan Quon
Projections And Projectors
In Sam Walker's book, Fantasy Land, he wrote stats are only able to predict the performance of ballplayers with about 60 percent accuracy, at least according to the people at NASA he hired for this analysis. Let me first qualify this by stating I don't have the analysis and data to verify this and quantify my thoughts. NASA minds in combination with their computer power seem like a safe bet for information accuracy, but I would like to know the range factor for determining failure. Maybe I should attempt to contact Mr. Walker, but that doesn't seem like something I'd do. Sixty percent seems awfully low. If I were to have that success rate for financial projections — a less volatile environment but not without its human factors and market variables — I would have been unemployable a decade ago. Back when I used to do projections for fantasy, before the minor leagues and writing consumed the time, I believe I had a much higher success rate, but again, have no proof without the range factor.
Projections can be handled in numerous ways, and thus not all projectors are equal. I could run each projection through three separate and unique formulas altered for baseball from my finance methods to arrive to a set of mean numbers, but that would be cost inefficient given I'll need to run this for each of roughly 650 players at a minimum. And I'd need to check each one individually, and adjust one-third for being inaccurate due to historical sample size, as well as all the variables created by movement and changes to rosters etc.
Some projectors like to do this from the get-go, relying totally on instinct whereas others prefer to let the program do the prognosticating. I believe most of the fantasy professionals have to manually perform at least a percentage of them for the nature of the beast is competition against one another. I personally go back to my professional training and use methods that permit substantiating the claim, and then try and find an apt player comparison to justify my intuition choices.
With that knowledge one projector will certainly not be equal to another, and some will ultimately prove to be better over the long haul, producing the higher percentage of accuracy consistently. If you have the time and, or, money, I'd suggest picking up various projections and use an average, throwing out the high and low from each one, like Olympic judged events. Or, if you're new to the notion of projections and don't have the time, find the projector who best represents what your instincts are telling you and run with that.
Dan Quon


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Last summer I was taken on a magical mystery tour of Sheffield pubs. I thought I knew the city quite well ale-wise but I was proved wrong.
Local lad and fellow beer blogger Wee Beefy took me on a brilliant whistle-stop tour of pubs in Crookes, Walkley and Commonside.
Today (Saturday) I returned to visit three of the pubs. This time I didn't have a handy tour guide who knew where everything was.
But it turned our a lot easier than I thought as the 95 Walkley bus, from Pond Street, drops you at the junction of Commonside, where two of the pubs are.
|A cider pig sandwich washed down with Blue Bee Light Blue
On the bar were a couple of pale Blue Bees, Axholme Special Reserve 7.2%, Kelham's Easy Rider, Doom Bar and Reverend James.
I was unsure what to go for so I asked for expert help. I was told the Blue Bee's Light Blue and Lincoln Green Brewing Co Quarterstaff stout were particularly good.
Having taken the barman's advice, I adjourned to the split-level seating area with my Light Blue 3.6% and picked up Sheffield CAMRA's magazine Beer Matters.
As chance would have it there were a few paragraph about the hoppy sessioner I was enjoying.
It turns out Light Blue is brewed for summer and this was a last outing to celebrate its runner up spot at Stockport Beer Festival.
It was the perfect accompaniment for my cider pig sandwich (12-hour cooked pulled pork with barbecue sauce and smoked cheese).
Both were gone too soon, so it was back to the bar for the recommended stout, Lincoln Green Brewing Co's Quarterstaff.
I've not come across this Nottingham brewery before. A trawl of its website http://lincolngreenbrewing.co.uk/# shows it was set up May 2012 by husband and wife team Anthony and Lynette Hughes. It take its name from the colour of Robin Hood's cloth.
The core range is named after all aspects of the legendary outlaw as is the seasonal special, Quarterstaff 5%.
Co-owner Mr Hughes, describing Quarterstaff on the brewery website, said: "A true stout, this has flaked barley and black malt to give a robust malt profile and plenty of blackcurrant, earthy flavours coming from the hops.
"I'm delighted with the smooth, deep flavour of this one, which takes its name from the weapon used by Little John in his battle with our hero Robin Hood."
Well, I'll gladly be walloped by Quarterstaff again. It turned out to be my beer of the day by a short head from the Light Blue.
It perfectly suited the rainy weather outside and put me in the mood for more dark beer. In fact I would have had another jar of it in The Closed Shop had I not had two more places to visit.
Hallamshire House's snooker table
I didn't have to travel far to the Hallamshire House as it is just over the road. My abiding memory of this pub from last time was wall-to-wall Thornbridge beers, a full-size snooker table and a quirky beer garden.
But it was a day for staying indoors, so I bought half of Thornbridge's Brother Rabbit 4% and played a frame of scratchy snooker.
The 'crisp golden ale' didn't grab me but I do like the feel of this pub and could have easily whiled away some hours here trying to build double-digit breaks!
But because of the lack of guest ales I decided to move on.
|The Blake Hotel, Blake Street, Walkley.
My route to the nearby Blake Hotel involved tackling one of the steepest streets in Sheffield.
I arrived slightly out of breath after this short but stinging hike. But I manfully made my way to the bar to look for a restorative tonic.
On it, I think, was a choice of Pennine, Acorn, Navigation Stout and a few others. Again I was impressed by the level of knowledge of the bar tender who gave me a good description of the colour, style and characteristics of the beers.
I went for my second Nottingham beer of the day in the form of Navigation Stout 4.4%.
The main bar was pleasantly crowded so I took my beer and a newspaper off the rack and went into a side room of this spacious pub.
The Navigation was a pleasant enough beer but it didn't knock any spots off the excellent Quarterstaff. But it should be said that The Blake held my beer of the day during my August visit, which I'm pretty sure was a dark beer.
Time was marching on so I walked back up another hill to Commonside and caught the frequent 95 service back into town. I noted that the bus route opened up future possibilities off an extended crawl taking in The University Arms, The Red Deer, The Bath Hotel and on the return leg The Rutland Arms.
Food for thought.


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Michigan Ave & Balbo
Today- Sunday
The second Annual Snow Days Chicago festival arrives a little earlier in 2010, opening on Friday, January 29 at 4p.m. and continuing on Saturday and Sunday, January 30-31, 11a.m.-8p.m. The festival returns to Grant Park at Michigan Avenue and Balbo.
"We are proud that the City of Chicago offers free events and festivals year-round," said Executive Director Megan McDonald. "Snow Days Chicago is a family friendly event that takes our January weather and turns it into something fun."
The main feature of the event is the Snow Sculpting Competition, in collaboration with Snow Visions, Inc. Sculptures will be created by 15 teams of artists, which this year includes teams from China and Canada, states such as North Dakota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois and two Chicago teams. Each team of 3 sculptors will be creating their masterpiece on Chicago's lakefront in competition for prize money; decisions on first and second place will be determined by an expert panel.
Sculptors will begin their process on Wednesday, January 27, needing to complete their task in time for voting on Saturday, January 30. Festival attendees will select the winner of the People's Choice Award. Voting takes place on Saturday, January 30, 11a.m. until 4p.m. and winners will be announced at a ceremony later that day.
Sketches of the sculptures are available on the Snow Days Chicago website.
Additionally, 12 teams representing Chicago Public High Schools will design and complete sculptures for display only. Schools participating with student teams are Chicago High School for the Arts, Douglass High School, Foreman High School, Lane Tech High School (2 teams), Gage Park High School, Walter Payton College Preparatory, Lake View High School, Northside College Preparatory (2 teams), Bronzeville Scholastic Institute, and Gallery 37 (various schools).
Back from last year's event are the Green Valley Dog Drivers providing dog sled demonstrations and weight pulling and snowboarders from the Raging Buffalo Snowboard/Ski Park USASA Team. Plus the "Activities Igloo" will include plenty of fun ways to warm up such as storytelling, arts and crafts and a Radio Disney show on Saturday 1-2p.m.
Snow Days Chicago will create its own snow, temperature permitting, in mid-January. Snow is then packed into 10 ft blocks suitable for sculpting. (Student teams will carve smaller blocks that are 6 ft tall.) Last year's first place winner, "A Bug's Life" is pictured here.
The Mayor's Office of Special Events recommends public transportation to all its events. Parking is available nearby at the Millennium Garage, East Monroe and Grant Park Underground.
For more information on Snow Days Chicago, visit www.snowdayschicago.us or call 312.744.3315.
Snow Days Chicago is presented by the City of Chicago and sponsored by Chicago's Essex Inn, Whole Foods, WBBM AM Newsradio 780, Jack FM, Cuties Clementines and Crush.


text: Other people stress about what to wear each day. Or about picking fabric samples for curtains (well... that would actually stress me out too...). But apparently I'm the type of person who stresses about what type of candy to put into my Chex mix. I went to the bulk store and bought way too many different choices. And then I filled little bowls, sat on the floor with my group of bowls and kept refilling and rearranging them to figure out which combinations would look and taste the best together. … [Read more...]


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I wanted to know if it was a mood elevator and would it help in other areas . I am not depressed and I thought she might have given the wrong kind of medicine to me.
Also, has there ever been anyone else who has taken this medicine before to help with a low sex drive. It has been on the blink for a little while.
My doctor gave me a prescription of wel-butrin, I told her I had heard of it?
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I wanted to know if it was a mood elevator and would it help in other areas . I am not depressed and I thought she might have given the wrong kind of medicine to me.
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Wellbutrin (bupropion) is prescribed as an antidepressant so yes it will elevate the mood. It is also prescribed under the name zyban as a stop smoking medicine. It is sometimes prescribed to help with libido (sex drive). So your doctor probably prescribed the right med.
Good luck and hope this helped,
I understand I have had medicine prescribed only to see it was for this that and the other when come to find out just like this medication it is prescribed for depression but then it is also prescribed (as Laurie said) for other problems such as yours. please take care and best wishes,
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As promised here is another of the "Friendship" cards that I made for my daughter to give on her friends' Birthday.
If you remember I made four of them all complete with matching boxes and so far I have shown you two of them
This is the third one and it is a lovely deep shade of rose pink.
All the cards were made the same style, they all have flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts in lovely displays on them
The wide Satin ribbon on them all is from Mei Flower and I have tied it in a double bow.
I made each one a Hatpin and I buy mine from the Sparkles Group complete with end protectors
But I used different dies on each one to ring the change
This one has 5x7 Reflective Moment for the white layer and this is a really pretty die.
On top of that I hand cut another pink rectangle layer and then I added the verse to Labels Forty Four
My daughter was very pleased with the cards and so far the friends who have received them have been delighted too.


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THE leader of Portsmouth City Council is demanding Southern Water take urgent action to improve the city's strained drainage network in light of recent floods.
Pictures reveal roads in Milton were submerged following a bout of heavy rain this week.
Tory councillor Donna Jones says it was due to sewers being at capacity – and she has written to the water company requesting it does something immediately to improve its systems before the situation gets worse.
Residents, meanwhile, are concerned flooding will get worse as more housing sites crop up.
In her letter to Southern Water chief executive Matthew Wright, Cllr Jones wrote: 'A number of issues across Portsmouth, including Milebush Road and Longfield Court in Milton, have been brought to my attention.
'Colas (our PFI contractor) has confirmed that the area of concern at Milton had no gulley blockages at the time of this flooding.
With the proposed building on the St James' Hospital site, the situation is only going to get worse.Milton resident Lorna Wood
'I am led to believe that these isolated problems were as a result of Southern Water capacity issues and would be grateful if you could explain why this happened.
'As our city continues to regenerate and redevelop land, it is essential that our teams work even more closely (especially drainage officers) to help eliminate these problems.'
Lorna Wood, of Longfield Close, Milton, said: 'I live at the top end of the close, and the water was coming up to our driveway.
'I felt terrible for those who lived at the entrance of the road as their garages must have been underwater.
'In all the years I have lived here, I have never seen it this bad. With the proposed building on the St James' Hospital site, the situation is only going to get worse.'
It comes after Eastney Cruising Association cancelled this year's annual swim from Eastney to Hayling Island amid worries about sewage.
Southern Water put out a discharge notification about a release of screened wastewater from its treatment plant at Budds Farm in Havant – which the firm says was a 'false alarm'.
A Southern Water statement said: 'We have arranged to meet Cllr Jones to discuss the need for combined sewer outfalls during heavy rainfall, but also how the millions of pounds we have invested will help reduce our need to use them.'


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12 March 2015
On 4th March, 2015, Wednesday, students from BSB Shunyi Year 9 Mandarin classes - Advanced, Near Native and Native groups, participated in a field trip to the China Fire Safety Museum, which is run by the Fire fighting branch of the Chinese Police.
Their first activity was to watch a 3D video regarding the origins of fire and its raw, unpredictable power - one that could forward human technology but also burn it to the ground.
They then were taken through a hall and were shown fire fighting technology as well as the honoured fire-fighters who sacrificed their own lives to save others in the line of duty.
Students were then shown another video on the do's and don'ts of escaping in the case of a dangerous fire. This included a safety examination where students were told to cover their nose and mouth and bend down below a metre or lower so as to avoid death from smoke or the flames. The end result was that around 35 of the 50 students passed.
Three students also volunteered to a fire extinguisher demonstration. This was where an interactive video was played on a screen, and said students had to use the fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire in 10 or less seconds.
Along with fire safety, the students also practised earthquake safety. Students were led into a bar, where they participated in a simulation of an earthquake. A video was played explaining how to be safe in the event of an earthquake, and students were given time to take covering. Then, objects which would have fallen moved slightly instead, to inform students who have made mistakes while still keeping them safe.
The last safety simulation was the simulation of escaping from a subway train in the event of a fire. Once again, video was used to simulate the moving of the train. Students then had to escape the train through an emergency exit.
Lastly, students had a packed lunch then left to go back to school in time for the last lesson. In their classes next week, students from the Mandarin Native and Near Native classes would be tasked with writing an essay to show what they have learned, while the Mandarin Advanced group students have learnt the fire safety vocabulary and how to escape from fire and earthquakes.
Thanks to all the teachers who had organized a great day full of fun for the students.
Update from: Edward Kok (Year 9C) [Chinese Near Native Set]


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Class Teacher, Walthamstow
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Start date: September 1st 2018
Contract type: Full Time
Contract term: Permanent
Suitable for NQTs: Yes
St Patrick's is a highly respected and successful Catholic school. The Governors invite applications from skilled, enthusiastic and inspirational teachers to play a key role in building on the success of our friendly school.
We are an ambitious and successful school with a reputation for providing a high standard of education both locally and nationally. We have a strong Catholic ethos where pupils' uniqueness is truly valued. Our school is highly inclusive and works tirelessly to secure the best possible outcomes for all our children, regardless of their starting point. For us, children always come first. You will receive a deep commitment to professional development to enable you to develop and grow through a structured induction and training programme, coaching and personalised support. We also collaborate with other schools to add support, share ideas and to challenge.
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• Have the skills, energy and drive to innovate and inspire but also to learn from others
• enjoy teaching a creative curriculum and will want to go the extra mile to help children achieve their best
• Be an excellent communicator with a strong commitment to professional development and working in partnership with the colleagues and parents
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of what constitutes outstanding teaching and learning
• Inspire and motivate staff, parents, carers and children
• Demonstrate exceptional knowledge of the curriculum
• Demonstrate excellent management, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Be a team player to raise levels of achievement and attainment for all children
• Show commitment to ensuring equality of opportunity for all learners
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